Card holder



. May 31, 1932.

CARD HOLDER Filed July 18, 1930 c. G-LENN 1,861,309

Patented May 31, 1932 UNITED STATES CLYDE GLENN, OF VERONA, ILLINOIS CARD HOLDER Application filed July 18, 1930. Serial No. 468,912.

This invention relates to a card holder designed primarily for use in connection with railway rolling stock.

The primary object of the invention is to 6 provide a card holder of this character embodying separable sections, the sections being held together by a binding action set up between the supporting plate and body portion of the holder, when the supporting plate is secured in position on a freight car.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will securely hold a card in position on a freight car, to indicate the condition of the car or contents of the car.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a device of this character which will hold a card in an extended position at all times.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevational view illustrating a card holder constructed in accordance with the invention, as secured on the side of a car.

Figure 2 is an enlarged elevational view of the device.

Figure 3 is an end elevational view of the device.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5 designates the supporting plate of the device, which is formed with outwardly pressed portions 6 definlng grooves in the inner or car engaging surface of the plate.

Openings are formed at the inner ends of the depressed portions, the openings being of diameters to accommodate the inner ends 7 of the rods 8, which rods are connected at their outer ends by means of the transverse rod 9.

The rod 10 is also connected to the rods 8, at points intermediate the ends of the rods 8. The rods 8 are formed with coils 11 disposed adjacent to the inner ends thereof, which coils lend resiliency to the rods, to urge the as rods into close engagement with the outer surface of the car, to which the device is secured, so that a card positioned under the holder will be firmly gripped between the holder and car.

As clearly shown by the drawings, the inner ends 7 of the rods 8 are curved upwardly as at 12 so that they will set up a binding action with the ends of the outwardly pressed portions when the card holder is secured in position, thereby insuring against the card holder becoming displaced from the plate 5.

Openings are formed in the plate near the upper edge of the plate, which openings receive the bolts 13 that ext-end through the side of the car, the bolts being provided with nuts 14 to draw the plate 5 into close engagement with the car.

The rod 9 is formed with an offset por- 275 tion 15 disposed intermediate the ends thereof, which offset portion provides a handle to be gripped by the person removing or positioning a card, to pull the holder outwardly in such a way as to disengage the '80 side of the car.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shown and described, I have provided a twenty-six card holder which may be readily and easily removed or replaced, the construction of the device being such that although the body portion of the card holder is removable from its supporting plate, the body portion will be held against movement when the device is secured to a car.

I claim:

A card holder comprising a supporting plate to be secured to a supporting surface, said plate having openings formed therein near one edge of the plate, said plate having outwardly pressed portions defining grooves terminating at the openings, a body portion including spaced rods having coiled portions lending resiliency to the rods, the ends of .5100

the rods near the coiled portions bein curved upwardly and downwardly to bind against the plate to securely hold the body portion in position, and said rods adapted to clamp an article against the supporting surface.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signa ture.

CLYDE GLENN. 

